Aaron Hanson Thesis Book.pdf - NDSU - North Dakota State ...

theoretical premise researchIt is interesting to see in our highly developed urban age the way interaction with thenatural environment can dictate and enhance human physical and mental well-being.This relationship can be further understood with three elements: ecosystem health,landscape features, and human environmental values (described in Figure 10).EcosystemHealth Includes:Human EnvironmentalValues Includes:BiodiversityBiomassBiogeochemical cyclingEnergy processingHydrologic regulationAestheticHumanisticNegativisticScientificDominionisticNaturalisticMoralisticSymbolicUtilitarianLandscapeFeatures Includes:Vegetative coverWaterwaysOutdoor recreationOpen SpaceQuality of lifeFigure 10. Hypothesized relationship between Ecosystem Health, Environment Values,and Landscape Features (Kellert, 2005, p. 46).The factors listed in the diagram above occur in a “linked hierarchical fashion, withhealthy ecosystems providing essential ecological services that foster the developmentof various biophilic values, which in turn encourage an attachment to and stewardshipof these places where people work and reside” (Kellert, 2005, p. 46).22